Wrapping-paper support.



E.. WAIGAND.

WRAPPING PAE'ER SUPPORT. APPLICATION F|L ED JULY 9. i917.

l ,300,06 1 Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

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To all whom t may conce/rfa Beit known thatl, ltuwARD Wirral-llama citizen of the United States, residing at Nampa, in the county of Canyon hand; State in the art to which and `use the same. T y 4 p n p My invention relates to thatr class ofa` devices intended to support rolls of wrapping paper in stores and numerous other jlintls of business establishments. 7' y The principal object of my invention is provide a horizontal bar to rest on the roll of paper to exert a braking action'there- 'it appertain's to make on to control the rotation of the roll, theends Lof said bar having guideswhich are mounted for/verticalfsliding on" a pair of posts which rise from the upperf sections of the bearings,whereby when said ksections are swung free of the lower sections, :saidr brake bar is similarly disposedto inactive position so that it will interfere inno manner new roll of paper.-V 0 y A still further obJect is to provideanovel Vcutting means for the paper as it is un-` wound from the roll.

l/Vith the foregoing general'obj'ects in view the invention resides inthe no vel'features of"construction and unique' combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully, described and claimed, "the descriptive matter being drawings which for-m a part of this specification and in which: i

Figure 1 is a. front. elevation of the .imf

proved wrapping paper support;

Fig. 2 is a topplan view thereof.; Fig. 3 is` an end elevation; and 1 Fig. l is an enlarged top plan ofa ,pore

tion of the cutting means, showing vmore particularly the manner 1n `whichtlie two pivoted bridge members swingfforwardly when the paper is grasped andpul-led from4 In the drawings above briefly described, the numerals 1 designate a pairIof-spaced end frames which are connectedby a plurality of bars equipped with outstanding feet whereby they may besecured to a counter or any other suitable support. The upper ends ofV spcineanoniof Letters'ratnje. l.

and exact descriptionloftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled with removing theshaft andaapplyirig a'k served supplemented by the accompanyingA 2, saidy frames:V beingl also thei frames 11 'aref-'provided with vtwo-part ratetednpns;1919,; f l Appncanoa'eieamye,1917. summa-179,516.1 n :l i

bearings e, each bearing. `being formed: of: fi

`a' lower fixed section v'5 andan kuppervertie cally sw-ingnigfsection 6 hinged theretoat 7, a spring catcher the like Sbeinfg providedl for holding theftworsections operative relation. Y, ITheybearings 4: supportfthe oppoj l'site'fendsgof a shaft 9 `which extends ,be-f

tween theend frames land iszadapted to pass through the center of a roll of paper such vthat indicated "atfR in Fig. 3, and

due "to fthe-1' construction ofkv `said "bearings,' A I.they may be easilyMopened-and closed to and removed' permit the.: shaft to be`l inserted when occasion may demand, it kbeing 'simply 'necessary to release the Lspring 'catches 8 or the equivalent devices which may'lbe provided. y p f f For the purpose of kcontrolling the-"rota-v tion` of there'elfor roll: of the paper a. 'horif Vzontalyfbar 10 is provided, said bar being adapted' to rest' on theroll to exert a braking` action thereon. The ends of the bar 10 are provided `,with suitablev guidesll which kareislidable*vertically on a pair of posts=12 whichvrise from the upper jsections 6 ofthe lbearings 4 andare provided ontheir upper ends withfsuitable stops 13V which prevent 7 dislocation of the bar' 10. lt isvto `beobv that although the bar 10 will resten the/roll'ofl'paper when thelatter isapplied in the; holder, `said bar will bedisposed to sections 6 causes the posts ,127 to: incline 'downwardly-from fthe bearings, whereupon inV its "movement, however, bythe stops, 13.

inoperative position automatically, when l 'the bearings l are opened" to permit 'the g shaft 9 `to'be` removed beforeiapplying a Y --newroll? o'f paper. ,-lhis' is -caus'edfby vthe I rfact' that upward swinging.u ofthe bearing V9 5. -the'bar-l() willV slide` to what`- are normally l the jupper ends'y ofl said post, being limited Asuitable shelf 14 is secured at itsends tof-the endframes l, ua/t'gthel front edges` of the latter, said `shelf preferably Yinclining downwardlyftoa slight extent from the*- frame as will'be clear.l from', Fig. f The paper" from the' roll,` R is adapted to` be passed over the shelf 14 and under a cut.

ter plate 16 which overlies said shelf, the

" rear edge. of said iplatebeing preferably' rolledf forwardly y to providea comparatively large bead 17.

This bead serves not only 'v to reinforce the 4kcutter 4plate 516, but also' 'guides the paper between the said plate; Spring hinges 18 are*J securedto shaft 14 and n I the bead 17 and to the end frames 1, said hinges exerting their tension to forcethe plate 16 downwardly onto the paper so that when the latter is drawn forwardly and thenpulled in the usual manner across the edge of said Vplate 16, effective cutting of n bridge members 2l are provided to bridge the interrupted portion of the cutting edge and the plate 16, said members being mounted to swing outwardly as theY paper is graspedY and pulled forwardly, but being returned 'to their initial positions, by means of suitable springs 22, said springs turning the members 21 around their pivots to the extent permitted by the stops 23. When these stops are encountered the straight edges 24 of the bridge members 21 are in alinement, so that they form a continuation ofthe cutting edge of the plate 16, thus insuring that the paper shall be torn upon a straight uninterrupted line.

I attach `great importance to the fact that the posts 12 swing rearwardly `when the bearings 4 are opened, this movement serving to dispose the brake bar 10 to such a position as to prevent the same from interfering in any manner with the application of a new roll of paper. It is worthy of note that when the bearings are opened, a new roll of paper may be easily put in place without the necessity of holding springs and the like out of the way as is the case with a numberof paper supports now on the market. Furthermore, it is to be observed that the'brake barwill p'lacethe same tension or braking action upon the roll of paper, whether said roll be large or small.

The cutting mechanism described, and the' Ybead 17 onthe rear edge of the cutter plate 1G,`are also deemed highly important features of the invention. Since probably the best results are obtained from the specific constructions shown and described, such construction constitutes the preferred form of the improved paper support. It is to be understood, however, that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made-without sacrificing the principal advantages.

I claim:

A wrapping'paper support comprising a pair of end frames having means for supporting a roll of paper, a transverse shelf secured at its ends to said frames and positioned at the front edges of the latter, said shelf being adapted to receive thereon the paper unwound from said roll and having in its front edge a central notch, a sheetmetal cutter plate overlying said shelf and having its rear edge rolled upwardly and forwardly `to form a bead which serves to guide the paper between the cutter plate and shelf and also as reinforcing means for said plate, spring hinges secured to the upper side of said bead and to said end frames for forcing said cutter plate downwardly onto the paper to place tension on the latter and for permitting upward swinging of said cutter plate entirely away from said shelf when inserting the Japer between the two, the front edge of said cutter plate having a notch positioned above the notch of said shelf, and a pair of spring restored bridge members pivoted to said cutter plate and having straight front edges in alinement and extending across the notch of said plate.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD WAIGAND. Witnesses:

H. J. MILLER,

E. SMALLwoon.

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